April Glories 



the lines of a weight carrier. The deep, well 

 placed shoulders, short muscular back, and well 

 turned quarters denote power of an exceptional 

 kind, and the lean head and neck tell of aristo- 

 cratic lineage. The man, tall and muscular, 

 has not an ounce of superfluous flesh on him, 

 yet with his saddle he is unable to scale less 

 than fourteen stone. So he runs his little one 

 in the heavy weight race, and if you are wise 

 you will have your small investment on him with 

 that bookmaker who is vociferating the odds so 

 loudly. You will probably be surprised at the 

 short odds he will offer you, but you will admit 

 afterwards that it is a nice winning price. For 

 the little bay with his heavily bandaged legs is 

 the hero of many a Point to Point race, and has 

 managed to win three out of every four he has 

 taken part in. 



Our young friends, whom we have left for a 

 while, are remarkably busy and fussy. They 

 are gallant men enough when hounds are 

 running, quite capable of holding their own in 

 any country. But racing is a very different 



matter to riding to hounds, and riding in a 



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